What's the big deal about a new month?
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
United States
August 1, 2016 7:16am CST
People get all excited - oh, it's a new month. I am not sure why because the way I see it nothing much changes except the date.
* If you are in the process of bankruptcy or divorce, it won't change just because the calendar flips a page.
* If you had rotten kids and a nasty husband last month, you probably still have them this month.
* If you were too thin, too fat, too tall or too short in July, odds are you are the same today.
* If you cooked dinner every night last month does that mean you won't do that in August?
* If you are here at myLot today and were here yesterday, what's different?
The only thing that really changes today is that you have to remember to write "August" on your checks.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
1 Aug 16
If I put in a bunch of happy stuff that doesn't change I would have gotten comments that life isn't good...so since I read a lot of complaining I went that direction.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
2 Aug 16
@JudyEv Exactly...but I'm quite used to that.
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@JudyEv (382412)
• Rockingham, Australia
2 Aug 16
@AbbyGreenhill So in a way you're not going to win. :)
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
1 Aug 16
I never really thought about it, perhaps because I always have a faint hope that things will be better this month, as if it wipes the slate, even though it really doesnt
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
1 Aug 16
Nope, status quo. Oops, I need to change the calendar to August!
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
1 Aug 16
@Jessicalynnt I still forgot - I'm doing it right now. OK done!
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
1 Aug 16
@AbbyGreenhill I did that yesterday, hehe
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@irishidid (8687)
• United States
1 Aug 16
All true! The only thing I'm looking forward to is my vacation coming up next week.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
1 Aug 16
August is vacation time for us also.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
2 Aug 16
@anamika161088 Heading to the mountains where it is about 15 degrees cooler than where we live LOL!
@anamika161088 (11866)
• India
2 Aug 16
@AbbyGreenhill Ohh nice! What have you planned this vacation?
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@LeaPea2417 (40058)
• Toccoa, Georgia
1 Aug 16
The one thing that I always think at the beginning of months is "well now, the bills owed start over once again"!
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
1 Aug 16
Most of ours are paid by bank draft, so not writing a check almost seems like I'm not paying them.
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@HazySue (39265)
• Gouverneur, New York
1 Aug 16
@AbbyGreenhill true, one month seems to be the same as the next month.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
1 Aug 16
Must the younger generation thinks different than us LOL!
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@HazySue (39265)
• Gouverneur, New York
1 Aug 16
@AbbyGreenhill I like it our way.
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
1 Aug 16
I think it is symbolic of time flying by, the minutes of our life seeming to tick faster. Wasn't the 4th of July yesterday? It seems so but it's August.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
1 Aug 16
July went slow for me, which is how I like it in summer.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
1 Aug 16
@AbbyGreenhill We will no doubt have the same next month.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
1 Aug 16
Yes, there seems to be enough of them LOL! Which is why mine is 'tongue-n-check'.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
1 Aug 16
Earn money, spend money, eat, sleep, play, complain - it doesn't change!
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@Bluedoll (16770)
• Canada
1 Aug 16
@AbbyGreenhill
Yes life is a cycle and the children will have their turn at it too.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
1 Aug 16
@Bluedoll Life goes on for sure.
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@silvermist (19701)
• India
2 Aug 16
@AbbyGreenhill Sadly,all the things you mentioned are true.Unless,of course if there is a birth day or wedding coming up this month. Life goes on.
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@silvermist (19701)
• India
2 Aug 16
@AbbyGreenhill I think August 10 is the birthday of Coral Levang.I remember the date from Persona paper days.I do not remember yours.
@LadyDuck (502729)
• Italy
2 Aug 16
@AbbyGreenhill No, the lake of Lugano is 20 miles north from our house, we cannot see the fireworks by the lake, but we did not move and we saw the fireworks they made in the upper village from our balcony. We were safer and more comfortable than driving to Lugano.
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
1 Aug 16
Can you see them from your house?
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@Drosophila (16568)
• Ireland
1 Aug 16
I beg to differ.. I have 2 friends visiting me this Month, one coming all the way from New Zealand.. so erm..ya that's unique. But no, I don't have a post about how great the month is now August
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
2 Aug 16
Well of course people have something different happen each month - this was written as a tongue-in-cheek piece.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
2 Aug 16
@Drosophila When I was younger my mother started many conversations with 'I beg to differ with you....' which usually led to a lecture to whomever she was talking to, usually my father or myself....to this day that phrase to me is like nails on a chalkboard. Sorry!
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@Drosophila (16568)
• Ireland
2 Aug 16
@AbbyGreenhill I realise that.. and my comment is a tongue in cheek one too xD
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
2 Aug 16
Well, I hate those months, I'm a summer person.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
2 Aug 16
@sol_cee I do too, just wish it was in a different month LOL
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
2 Aug 16
The bills are part of life they don't bother me....except if they jump up for some un-explained reason.
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@miniam (9151)
• Bern, Switzerland
2 Aug 16
@AbbyGreenhill
There are just too many of them, in recent years, l have reduced most things as much as l can because l was working more or less just to pay bills.
@anamika161088 (11866)
• India
2 Aug 16
New month arrival means a lot of things would go afresh again plus getting paid for the work did last month... :)
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
2 Aug 16
Money in and money out is an ongoing thing daily from now to eternity.
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
1 Aug 16
Every day is a big deal for some of us, but the money earned here is fun money - I don't spend it. We go away (not to Italy) this month.
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
2 Aug 16
ssooo true... but I think some people look on it with hope for a change...
@ilocosboy (45155)
• Philippines
1 Aug 16
Maybe the rainy season in my country and the bloom of the flower.
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@CaseyRoss9966 (4056)
• United States
1 Aug 16
Well that is a very negative way to look at thing. I am excited because my birthday is this month in 5 days. I also move back into college on the 13th. There are a lot of reasons to be excited for a new month like birthday, anniversaries, pregnancies, someone might be trying to start a new workout plan or finally made the step to change their diet, or good weather for most of the month, or just something as simple as getting to go grocery shopping because you didn't have money to go before.You have to find the good in even the smallest things.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
1 Aug 16
I wrote what people on here complain about - it's nothing but the truth. It's not how I feel. I have a great life My birthday is this month also. I have a million things to be happy about, but I did last month also. This was all written 'tongue in cheek'. You're young and maybe don't know what that means.
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